Yang Mu'an frowned. She wanted to leave directly, but with so many people watching, if she left now, the First Madam might use it as an excuse to make trouble.
She turned around and forced a smile that looked more like a grimace as she curtsied to Ding Huizhen: "Second Madam."
Ding Huizhen seemed quite satisfied with her reaction. She smiled and walked to Yang Mu'an's side, affectionately taking her hand: "Mu'an, are you still angry with your second mother? It's your second mother's fault. Here's what we'll do: your second mother will have someone go and buy you another piece of Yun brocade later."
He pulled his hand away, lowered his head, and refused to look at her, saying, "No need."
The second madam smiled even more broadly as she looked at her. She took Yang Mu'an's hand again and said, "It's alright, Mu'an. Are you afraid your father will blame you? Don't worry, your father won't find out that your second aunt is giving you her own personal belongings."
If she hadn't brought these things up, Yang Mu'an might have felt better, but the moment she did, a small fire suddenly ignited in Yang Mu'an's heart.
She tried to pull her hand away again, but the First Madam held it tightly. Yang Mu'an felt nauseous and tried to pull away slightly.
"Ah!" The second wife took two steps back and sat down on the ground.
Yang Mu'an: ...
Here we go again. She turned around and looked behind her. Sure enough, her father and brother were walking this way together. Yang Mu'an smiled.
"Second Madam, can't you try something different with this old-fashioned approach?"
Seeing Yang Mu'an's mocking expression, Ding Huizhen felt a surge of displeasure, but remembering that Lord Yang and Yang Muchen would arrive soon, she put on a pitiful act: "Mu'an, what are you saying! Are you implying that Second Aunt is plotting against you? Second Aunt has no children, what good would it do me to plot against you? Waaah~"
As she spoke, she took out her handkerchief and began to cry.
Xiaoying had been with Ding Huizhen for so many years, and she could tell what Ding Huizhen meant just by looking at her like that.
She stepped forward and helped the second madam up, then turned to Yang Mu'an and said, "Miss, it's not right for you to talk about the madam like that. For so many years, the madam has treated you like her own daughter. How can you treat her like this?"
"Her biological daughter?" Yang Mu'an looked at the two of them with a sneer. "You look more like her biological daughter to me."
"You!" Xiaoying's face changed immediately upon hearing her words.
The second wife grabbed Xiaoying, covered her face with her handkerchief, and cried even harder: "Mu'an, how can you say such things about your second mother? Your second mother has been following your father all these years, and even if she hasn't done anything meritorious, she has certainly worked hard!"
"Mu An!"
A sharp shout rang out, and Yang Mu'an calmly turned to look at City Lord Yang and Yang Muchen. She had already guessed what the Second Madam meant by crying and making a scene, so she was not surprised to see the two of them.
The second madam was slightly taken aback by the honest look in her eyes. She rushed to Lord Yang's side in a few quick steps: "Master, waah, look at Mu An! I never cared what she said about me before, but today she actually suspected me of wronging you! I... I might as well be dead!"
As she spoke, she tried to crash into the wall beside her, but fortunately, Lord Yang caught her in time.
"What are you doing? Why are you acting like you're going to die!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiaoying walked up to him and curtsied: "Master, Miss is falsely accusing Madam, saying that I am Madam's daughter."
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